unflying
ɪŋ adjective
1.
2.
floating, fluttering, waving, hanging, or moving freely in the air: flying banners; flying hair.
3.
extending through the air.
4.
moving swiftly.
5.
made while moving swiftly: a flying leap.
noun
10.
the act of moving through the air on wings; flight.
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adverb
11.
Nautical. without being fastened to a yard, stay, or the like: a sail set flying.
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flying (ˈflaɪɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (prenominal) hurried; fleeting: a flying visit |
| 2. | (prenominal) designed for fast action |
| 3. | (prenominal) moving or passing quickly on or as if on wings: a flying leap; the flying hours |
| 4. | hanging, waving, or floating freely: flying hair |
| 5. | nautical (of a sail) not hauled in tight against the wind |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act of piloting, navigating, or travelling in an aircraft |
| 7. | (modifier) relating to, capable of, accustomed to, or adapted for flight: a flying machine |
| Related: volant | |
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Word Origin & History
flying
O.E. fleogende, prp. of fly (v.1). Flying buttress is from 1660s; flying fish is from 1510s. Flying saucer first attested 1947, though the image of saucers for unidentified flying objects is from at least 1880s. Flying Dutchman ghost ship first recorded c.1830, in Jeffrey, Baron
de Reigersfeld's "The Life of a Sea Officer." Flying colors (1706) probably is from the image of a naval vessel with the national flag bravely displayed.
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Medical Dictionary
fly (flī)
n.
Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera.
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Science Dictionary
fly  (flī) Pronunciation Key
Any of numerous insects of the order Diptera, having one pair of wings and large compound eyes. Flies include the houseflies, horseflies, and mosquitoes. See more at dipteran. |
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Slang Dictionary
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